Research Interests: Ethnography of Mozambique, Ethnography of India, Ethnicity and cultural identity, Postcolonialism, Subaltern studies, Space and territoriality, Space and social codification, Development anthropology.

It is said that when Sati, Shiva’s wife, jumped into the fire and killed herself, Shiva went crazy.

During the month, the Brahmaputra river which is near the Kamakhya turns red for three days, and thus, the temple remains closed for 3 days too.Along with the temple, there are stories and legends associated with them.Some are so unexplainable that it can keep you up at nights: Situated at Guwahati, Assam, Kamakhya temple is one of 108 Shakti Peeths and has a very interesting story.Research Interests: Theoretical aspects of magnetism with emphasis on exactly solvable models, Non-existence of magnetic ordering in one and two dimensional Hubbard model, Monte Carlo techniques to integer spin systems. They are everywhere: from hilly areas to the Himalayas to the mountains of Ladakh to the villages of Tamil Nadu to the caves of Maharashtra and deserts of Rajasthan.

Actors Jeremy Irons, Francois Arnaud and Holliday Grainger speak during 'The Borgias' panel during the Showtime portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel on January 14, 2011 in Pasadena, California.